public opinion

Obama said world leaders are anxious about Trump, but what do the little people think? What are you guys in other countries saying about us Yanks?

Via Slashdot.org Not good news [PDF]- we're going the wrong way - but I suppose as a higher proportion of students learn about astronomy, more will also confuse the two similar words. At least that's what I want to think. I believe that children are our future, teach them well and let them...

Recently a study was carried out in Sweden about the Swedes' views and attitudes toward different things in society. One of the issues was attitudes toward the five world religions as well as atheism (treated as the equivalent of a religion for the purposes of the study). About attitudes, not...

http://ufos.about.com/b/2006/01/02/34-believe-in-ufos.htm on the other hand Half of all Americans believe they are protected by guardian angels, one-fifth say they’ve heard God speak to them, one-quarter say they have witnessed miraculous healings, 16 percent say they’ve received one and 8...

It remains to be seen what (literally) a few billion spent on GOP propaganda will do over the next four months, but the people are not buying the message yet; http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57453042-503544/poll-finds-more-blame-bush-than-obama-for-economy/

That's generally in line with past polling going back to 1967 according to Gallup. The breakdowns are somewhat surprising. Only 18% of Republicans would not vote for a Mormon, while 27% of Democrats would decline. And given that the question asked whether you'd vote for a Mormon nominee of...

I wish start a debate about the mainstream media and how much the content offered as information can be really trust. As starting point, I suggest the next article: Distrust in U.S. Media Edges Up to Record High Perceptions of liberal bias still far outnumber perceptions of conservative bias...

Vanity Fair/60 Minutes is conducting a poll on belief in the existence of Bigfoot, UFOs, ghosts, Loch Ness Monster and vampires. More here. Only 7% of all those polled think Bigfoot actually exists. Men believe it more than women, and those over 45 believe it more than younger. 33% believe...

The title is pretty self explanatory. It seems as if everybody forgot how horrible Bush and Cheney were, and now hate Obama only? I personally dislike both Bush/Cheney and Obama. Bush and Cheney for their disdain and disregard for the rule of law, and misuse of executive power; their disdain...

The former Bush speechwriter David Frum gives the following analysis: http://www.frumforum.com/obamacare-more-popular-then-you-think Here's the Gallup report: http://www.gallup.com/poll/126929/Slim-Margin-Americans-Support-Healthcare-Bill-Passage.aspx

An interesting development. Link WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Most Americans believe the healthcare reform plan in Congress would help the poor and the uninsured, but say it would be less likely to benefit other groups including themselves, according to a poll released on Friday. So no one who is...

Outlook on Economy Is Brightening, Poll Finds Some key points of the article... Seems like very good news for Obama & the Democrats, and some pretty miserable news for the GOP. If Obama can keep helping people's confidence, then in the long run we'll get through this mess and come out...

Well, you know that your "movement" is dead when you have to manipulate public polls, also called: clutching at any straw. This is from the first side of their "Lounge" at LCF: Help Us Name Our New 911 Zogby Poll Vote On This Poll ***vote No*** We Are Winning The...

From USA Today and AP: All President Bush has said on the topic is that he has no litmus test on the question of abortion, which is very likely a lie. During the second debate, Bush addressed who he would NOT nominate to the Court: Many observers were taken aback by the president's mysterious...